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speakers at thursday's service included vice-president joe biden. students at wesleyan university in connecticut continue to protest against the school's decision to change its admission practices by ending what is known as need blind admissions. qualified students face possible rejection if they're deemed unable to pay full tuition, now around $60,000 a year, making it one of the most expensive schools in the country. students said the new policy will target the poor and middle- class. >> we're standing in opposition to proposed cuts to the need blind financial aid policy. >> it allows the admissions office to actively discriminate against people based on the social economic class. it was made behind the backs of students, behind closed doors when most of the students were not even on campus to know about it. >> on saturday, "democracy now!" felony not allen attempted to interview wesleyan president michael roth about the policy change after the school's football game. roth refused to answer questions and then grabbed the mall alan's microphone and
speakers at thursday's service included vice-president joe biden. students at wesleyan university in connecticut continue to protest against the school's decision to change its admission practices by ending what is known as need blind admissions. qualified students face possible rejection if they're deemed unable to pay full tuition, now around $60,000 a year, making it one of the most expensive schools in the country. students said the new policy will target the poor and middle- class....
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washington to focus on the storm the election will take care of itself next week leaving vice president biden to campaign on his behalf. one of the perks of running for president while occupying the white house is being able to make high profile visits like this one america's whether we are standing behind you and we're going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet it means coming across as a president on the job which certainly helps when it's a job you're reapplying for the president been in close contact with fema. and all the agencies of course obama is the president was his advisor say means he needs to focus on the crisis at hand in terms of how it affects the election i don't think anybody really knows obviously we want unfettered access to the polls but it's a choice that doesn't sit well with some political opponents you'll notice he's canceling his trips over the hurricane he did not cancel his trips over benghazi. and then those republican presidential contender mitt romney so far he stopped sending fund raising e-mail is in effect states used his campaign bus for
washington to focus on the storm the election will take care of itself next week leaving vice president biden to campaign on his behalf. one of the perks of running for president while occupying the white house is being able to make high profile visits like this one america's whether we are standing behind you and we're going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet it means coming across as a president on the job which certainly helps when it's a job you're reapplying for the...
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[applause] >> we love you. >> my name is joe biden, i am married to jill biden. folks, it is such an honor to be here. thank you so much for being here. where is councilman rich? thank you for reading the, mary. the chairman of the democratic party, one of the most thankless jobs in american politics. [applause] and the amazing grace nelson. [applause] you have got a two for, you have got a two for. i have never met anyone who cares more and is more engaged in protecting the state of florida and cape -- grace nelson. great to be here. i was on a call for the last several days, ever since sandy hit the northeast. for a northeastern boy to talk about hurricanes to floridians is a little bit like being called in newcastle. but you know what those folks have gone through, up my way. every morning the president and i have a call with all of the administration officials, from fema to the homeland security folks. we talk with all the governors in the affected states, as well as a lot of the mares. i am confident in telling you that the federal government, state governme
[applause] >> we love you. >> my name is joe biden, i am married to jill biden. folks, it is such an honor to be here. thank you so much for being here. where is councilman rich? thank you for reading the, mary. the chairman of the democratic party, one of the most thankless jobs in american politics. [applause] and the amazing grace nelson. [applause] you have got a two for, you have got a two for. i have never met anyone who cares more and is more engaged in protecting the state...
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joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of action this cycle. host: bill clinton could be coming to your state. he is scheduled to campaign for the president today in colorado. he was supposed to be in colorado springs tuesday but cancelled due to the storm. guest: pending the outcome of the storm on the east coast, we will see both candidates later in the week. governor romney was here last week and held a rally at red rock and thousands were turned away. the following day, he held a -- president obama held a rally in denver and drew a crowd estimated at 16,000. the governor this week has reserved an amphitheater in the southern suburbs of has a capacity of 18,000 people. there were looking at going to boulder to hold a rally there. they're certainly trying to turn out a lot of voters with momentum. >> one week to go and following on -- host: of one week to go and looking at the momentum in colorado. the numbers are on your screen. with every special one from colorado residents. kathy from pueblo, color
joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of action this cycle. host: bill clinton could be coming to your state. he is scheduled to campaign for the president today in colorado. he was supposed to be in colorado springs tuesday but cancelled due to the storm. guest: pending the outcome of the storm on the east coast, we will see both candidates later in the week. governor romney was here last week and held a rally at red rock and thousands...
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mitt romney and vice president joe biden each cancelled planned weekend appearances in virginia. ron mott is in ohio, he's traveling with vice presidential candidate paul ryan. ron, good morning. >> reporter: it takes 270 electoral votes to win the white house. 18 votes are up for grabs in ohio and they just may be the most important votes of all. along with the weather churning over the atlanta, president obama and mitt romney are whipping up a storm of their own, a campaign blizzard. >> thank you so much! >> reporter: as election day looms just ten days away. friday, a day after voting early himself, mr. obama hit the airwaves, giving a flurry of interviews, including mtv, where he courted younger voters. >> i believe in an america where we grow when everybody's got a shot. that's the america that allowed me to sit in this place and that's the america i want to recreate for the next generation. >> god bless iowa. >> reporter: meanwhile, governor mitt romney spent his day in two battlegrounds, iowa and ohio, rallying last night with paul ryan, who got a hollywood introduction fr
mitt romney and vice president joe biden each cancelled planned weekend appearances in virginia. ron mott is in ohio, he's traveling with vice presidential candidate paul ryan. ron, good morning. >> reporter: it takes 270 electoral votes to win the white house. 18 votes are up for grabs in ohio and they just may be the most important votes of all. along with the weather churning over the atlanta, president obama and mitt romney are whipping up a storm of their own, a campaign blizzard....
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governor mitt romney and joe biden each canceled planned appearances in virginia. ron mott is in ohio with paul ryan. >> andrea, good morning to you. as you mention all eyes on sandy, including these two presidential campaigns. more on that in just a moment. first over the next ten days expect to see the president and governor romney hit these battleground states hard. including ohio. perhaps the most critical of them all. it could ultimately decide who wins this race. yesterday governor romney health two events in the buckeye state including a rousing rally with paul ryan last night in north canton, ohio. the campaign says about 8,000 people showed up for that event, braving some pretty brisk temperatures outside last night. now he still has some work to do here. the latest cnn poll has the president up 50 to 46. four points. that's about half of what the lead was just a few weeks ago. governor romney has tipped into that lead but he still has some ways to go. as far as the president, he just wrapped up a 5,000 mile plus barnstorming tour through the battleground
governor mitt romney and joe biden each canceled planned appearances in virginia. ron mott is in ohio with paul ryan. >> andrea, good morning to you. as you mention all eyes on sandy, including these two presidential campaigns. more on that in just a moment. first over the next ten days expect to see the president and governor romney hit these battleground states hard. including ohio. perhaps the most critical of them all. it could ultimately decide who wins this race. yesterday governor...
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joe biden mr. mayor. hillary clinton, her dad was born there. everybody starts to campaign in one way or another, the office and sitcom, scranton. it's a town i think that the voters there have an extra gene for politics. >> wee one phone line set aside for this to be within pennsylvania. we want to hear from you as we focus our series here on the "washington journal" on the key battleground states. terry madonna, since 1980, pennsylvania has gone democratic in the last time voting for republican george herbert walker bush. why? >> essentially what the democrats have been able to do is win the suburban voters as they pointed out a moment ago. come on to philadelphia with a huge edge. that's the largest principality in the state and has a heavy concentration of democrats. so if human philadelphia in the suburbs, steve, the four counties in the lehigh valley, let's say out of the southeast by 630,000 votes, it's pretty difficult to overcome that edge in other parts of the state, even if republicans win the infamous tea that we often refer to. the
joe biden mr. mayor. hillary clinton, her dad was born there. everybody starts to campaign in one way or another, the office and sitcom, scranton. it's a town i think that the voters there have an extra gene for politics. >> wee one phone line set aside for this to be within pennsylvania. we want to hear from you as we focus our series here on the "washington journal" on the key battleground states. terry madonna, since 1980, pennsylvania has gone democratic in the last time...